Every Valentine's, I make a special desert for my family. This year, my boys will be enjoying strawberry/vanilla marble Cheesecake bites with Strawberry compote. Either that or Chocolate/Vanilla marble Cheesecake bites with chocolate dipped Strawberries on top.

Those red chewy candy hearts --kind of like Dots. Oh, and heart-shaped red hots. My Mom used to put a heart-shaped box on our pillow to find when we returned home from school. It was always filled with candies and we were told that "The Great Heart" brought them. Kind of like the Easter Bunny, but for Valentine's Day. I now do that for my own kids. :)

Love me some soft sugar cookies. I'm also a fan of.......um, I don't even remember what they're called (perhaps not that big a fan, huh?). They are chewy little gummy balls with a sour coating. I like them and only ever get them at Valentines. I guess I'd better hurry and get mine before they're all gone!

I have to confess that the simple homemade sugar cookie, cut in the shape of a heart and smothered in pink icing is my all-time favorite Valentine's treat. It may be my all-time favorite ANYTIME treat, come to think of it!!

I'm a sucker for tiramisu any time of year, but at Valentine's, it's just better... I'm also obsessed with gobstopper hearts. I buy tons of bags right at valentines so they last me through easter... score.